Find a lost TV remote: which remotes can ring, and how to make them

Roku’s advice works for any brand: look for small speaker holes on the back of the remote. If you can’t see the remote, check the box, a spare of the same model or the product page. If there are no holes, there is nothing to ring. Your phone is the faster fix.

Roku’s lost remote finder works with Roku voice remotes that have a speaker. There are several ways to start it:

• Roku mobile app: open Devices, tap the three dots next to your Roku and choose Ping Remote.
• Roku menus: press Home with any working control, then go to Settings > Remotes & devices > Remotes, select the remote and choose Find remote.
• Roku TV: open the Inputs menu with the button or joystick on the TV and highlight Find Remote. Roku Pro Series TVs have a dedicated Find My Remote button on the right side, above the power button.
• Roku Ultra and some other players: press the lost remote finder button on the player.
• Voice Remote Pro: if hands-free voice is on, say “Hey Roku, where’s my remote?”.

The remote plays its sound for up to 60 seconds; press any button to stop it. Roku says it will not play if the batteries are dead, the rechargeable battery is too low or the remote is out of wireless range.

Google’s support page for the Google TV Streamer Voice Remote confirms Find My Remote: the remote plays a chime from a small audio port when the feature is triggered. Trigger it with the button on the back of the streamer, or look for Find my remote in the streamer’s settings in the Google Home app. Google’s store listing says the feature only works with the Google TV Streamer, so an older Chromecast remote, or a remote paired to another TV, will not ring this way.

Amazon’s Alexa Voice Remote Pro has a remote finder. The standard Alexa Voice Remote does not. Amazon’s help page lists these ways to start it:

• Say “Alexa, find my remote” to an Alexa device, the Alexa app or the Fire TV app.
• Tap the Remote Finder icon on the Remote tab of the Fire TV app.

It only works when the remote is paired with a compatible Fire TV or Echo Show that is switched on, that device and your Alexa device are registered to the same Amazon account, and the remote is within about 10 m (30 ft) of the paired device.

None of the Samsung, LG or Sony support pages we checked for this guide describe a ringing feature for their standard TV remotes. If yours has no speaker holes, assume it cannot ring. Search where remotes usually end up: between and under sofa cushions, under the sofa itself, in blankets, in a pocket of whoever had it last, and on surfaces near the TV. A TV in standby doesn’t help, because nothing on screen tells you where the remote is.

If the TV is on your Wi-Fi, a phone app can stand in. Use the TV maker’s app (SmartThings for Samsung, ThinQ for LG, the Google TV app, the Roku app or the Fire TV app) or a multi-brand app such as TV Remotely. A phone that was paired before reconnects without a prompt. A new pairing may need you to accept a request on the TV, which is hard without the remote. The lost-remote guide explains how to handle that case.

• Lost your TV remote
• Roku TV and Roku player remote setup
• Fire TV and Fire Stick remote setup
• Android TV and Google TV remote setup

• Roku: find your remote with the lost remote finder — checked 2026-10-30
• Google: meet the Google TV Streamer Voice Remote (Find My Remote) — checked 2026-10-30
• Amazon: find your Alexa Voice Remote Pro (read from Amazon’s indexed help page) — checked 2026-10-30

Why won’t my Roku remote beep when I use Find Remote?

Either the remote has no speaker, its batteries are too low, or it is out of range of the Roku. Look for speaker holes on the back, then charge or replace the batteries and try again closer to the Roku.

Can my phone find my Samsung or LG TV remote?

Not by sound, unless the remote has a built-in speaker. We found no documented ringing feature for standard Samsung or LG remotes. Your phone can control the TV while you search, though.